Alex woke up in a heavy sweat. The dreams had been going on for more than a week. Justin was all she could think of. His hair, his face, him in general. She walked down the stairs to find Justin alone eating toast. "Hey sis, how's it going?" She cleared her thought. How could she speak? She had been thinking of him this whole week and here he was acting all normal.
"Um...good..." She couldn't think of anything else. "Well, mom and dad said they are gone for this week. They're attending another pointless sub-shop convention. "Oh...where's Max?" she asked in her normal voice. "He's spending the week at his friends house." "Oh great, leave me alone with him" she thought.
She watched him sip his coffee. She had the urge to just run into his arms but she couldn't do it. That would be weird. "Alright, why are you staring at me? It's kinda weird." he said noticing her.
She just walked towards him, seemingly out of control. "Justin, have you ever felt something you know you shouldn't" she asked. "Yeah lots of times, like the the time I wanted to take my Captain Jim Bob Sherwood out the box but then Zeke told me that-" "No, you egg head. Like when you like someone." she told him.
"Ohhh, this is about Mason. You should really call mom, I don't like situations like this." "No...I broke up with him...this is..." she sighed preparing herself. "...this is about us."
"What about 'us?'" he said still sipping his coffee. Clearly, Justin couldn't take a hint. "Justin, there's no easy way to say this..." she started. "Oh no! They've canceled our Captain Jim Bob Sherwood comics? I knew it, the way the publisher looked at it. Oh, I hate that guy!" Alex looked annoyed.
"No! This isn't about Captain Bob Jim or whatever...it's really about us." she said now feeling the pressure again. "What then?" Justin replied. "Justin, I like you..." She couldn't believe she just admitted it. "Oh...well I like you too. It's good that we've finally shown our love for one another. Mom and dad will be proud." he said a little jittery. "No Justin. I really really like you." she said revealingly.
"Oh...well." Justin said dumbstruck. "How do you feel about that?" Alex said. "I uhh...I kind of feel...okay with it." "Really?" Alex said hopefully. "Well, yeah. Except for the fact that you're related to me. And that you always insult me and that you tend to hurt me and-" "Okay, I get it. I haven't shown any signs of it but...it just started." Justin sat down on the couch as Alex followed. "And these feelings have opened my eyes to you...how sweet and thoughtful you are." She stared into his crisp blue eyes.
"Well...I have to admit. There have been some moments where I fantasized about you." Justin said staring back. She couldn't believe it. Justin was understanding and accepting to everything. "So, where do we go from here?" she asked eagerly. "I don't know. It's sort of awkward admitting to each other,being brother and sister, we like each other. "We could go out...on a date." Alex suggested. "I'd like that. Well, sort of." he said still wondering if this could work. They both left out the door.
In the restaurant, they were having a great time. Alex had found something in Justin that she hadn't in Mason. "Well, we better get going." Justin said. Alex smiled and followed him outside. "You know, that was a great first date." she said. "Yeah...no matter how weird it is and sounds, it was." he said firmly.
"You know, good first dates usually end-" she started. "With a kiss?" Justin finished. "Yeah..."she said. It was a long silence. Justin finally made a move-he leaned in to kiss her. When it happened, they felt like they were the only people in the world. Harper,being a few feet away saw it and screamed in awe. Justin and Alex both looked up in shock. "Uh-Oh" Alex said to herself.